I’ve seen many comments and posts regarding the API fiasco on Reddit, with the claim that there will be a huge influx of users when that happens. I’m all for it, but I find it hard to believe that the average or even above average user will make the effort to switch.
I actually like using the official app and could not bring myself to interact with Reddit at all until the redesign. It’s the way they are behaving that’s what is driving me away. While we are a minority (people who don’t directly utilise services that will go away due to the API changes but still want to find a replacement) there will still be a few more people like myself to raise the numbers.